Memoir writing guide

What audience should you write a memoir for?

Which audience you’re writing it for

Some authors write a memoir as a way to pass on some wisdom, to process certain parts of their lives, or just as a legacy piece for friends and family to look back on shared memories

What is a memoir?

A memoir is a branch of creative nonfiction, a genre defined by the writer Lee Gutkind as “true stories, well told

” The etymology of the word “memoir,” which comes to us from the French, tells us of the human urge to put experience to paper, to remember

Before you take on the challenge of writing a memoir, make sure you have a clear goal and direction by defining the following: 1. What stor…